Girls GET IT Clubs Visit Microsoft
Students from Carver STEM Academy, Detroit, Ludington Magnet Middle School, Detroit and Stevenson Middle School, Westland, Mich., were invited to tour the Microsoft Technology Center in Detroit on Feb. 13, 2019. The students were exposed to cutting edge uses of technology in business, and interacted with a panel of executives who discussed their careers and […]
Ally Financial Sponsors GET IT Girls Field Trip to NAIAS
Students from Detroit International Academy GET-IT Girls Club took a field trip to the North American International Auto Show. This trip was sponsored by Ally Financial. The Girls Exploring Together IT program engages students throughout the school year in technology education. This weekly during or after-school technology club provides structured hands-on learning activities through a comprehensive […]
Girls From Across Michigan Vie for Prizes in MCWT’s Website Design Competition
More than 160 girls across Michigan developed websites in the Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation’s 13th annual website design competition. From October to December, the girls participated in free coding and design training and built websites centered on the theme “my week without digital technology.” Seventy teams of middle and high school girls from […]
GET IT Girls Visit NAIAS
Students from Emerson Middle School GET-IT Girls Club took a field trip to the North American International Auto Show on Saturday. This field trip was sponsored by General Motors. The Girls Exploring Together IT program engages students throughout the school year in technology education. This weekly during or after-school technology club provides structured hands-on learning activities […]
MCWT Names Jane Sydlowski Its New President
Melanie Kalmar to serve as VP and Chris Rydzewski continues executive director role. The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation named Jane Sydlowski its president for 2019. Sydlowski is founder and CEO of AMI Strategies, a software data management company. She has been an MCWT volunteer and leader for more than a decade, having […]
Microsoft Hosts Final ConnectNet of 2018
MCWT members and technology leaders enjoyed a networking and learning event on Dec. 10 at Microsoft’s new regional headquarters in Detroit. The final ConnectNet of 2018 featured a presentation by Tracy Galloway, regional vice president at Microsoft, who spoke about her career journey into technology and how she arrived at Microsoft. “Today, we don’t know […]
Local Performing Arts Students Present MCWT with Giving Tuesday Donation
A #GivingTuesday surprise: The performing arts department at Walled Lake Northern High School presented MCWT with a $490 donation, which they collected from patrons during their fall play, the Desk Set. The play is adapted from a 1957 movie about a broadcasting executive who brings in a computer to replace a group of women working […]
MCWT Attends 2nd Annual Ford STEAM Day
MCWT was invited to attend the 2nd Annual Ford STEAM Day on Nov. 9, 2018 in Dearborn, Mich., where they shared how the partnership between Ford and MCWT impacts girls in grades K-12 and helps to build confidence in their abilities to learn technology. Ford STEAM Day teaches Ford employees how the company is “investing in […]
MCWT Names Judy Asher its ‘Woman of the Year in Technology’
The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation named Judy Asher its “Woman of the Year in Technology.” Asher is manager, Cyber Security Governance, Risk & Compliance and Security & Controls Compliance at Ford Motor Company, as well as a passionate advocate for MCWT and its programs. The third annual MCWT award recognizes women in Michigan […]
Robotics Grants Now Available
The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation announces a series of grants available to all-girl robotics teams. These $500 grants are available to girls in grades 5 – 12 who plan to compete in Lawrence Technological University’s Robofest event. Robofest‘s mission is to generate excitement & interest among young people for STEM, while developing […]